Chef Robin Filteau Boucher's dream of owning their own restaurant becomes a reality with Parapluie in Little Italy: Partnering with maître d'hôtel Karelle Voyer and friend Simon Chevalier, Filteau envisioned a place where he could cook and connect with patrons in a 30-ish seat spot serving French-inspired dishes crafted with seasonal ingredients priced affordably between $10 and $30.

Standouts include the ravioli in brown butter, beef with button mushrooms and a chicken jus, sauce on eggs mayo with poached lobster, and a Montreal-style trout on a bed of horseradish sauce. Karelle curates the wine list while mixologist Félix Pagé Blouin crafts the cocktails, keeping the room lubricated while folks drop in and out over the course of an evening.